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violence is attachment or will for possession? A book namely 'Tension that causes war' tells us that economic inequalities, insecurities and frustrations create group conflicts. It is true that in the old days the cause of war was only will for power and possession, whether it was the possession of women or land or money. But now-a-days econmic inequality, over population, sense of insecurity and unequal treatment on the basis of caste, creed and colour may be added to the causes of wars. Jaina thinkers have all the time, condemned war and violence. In Uttaradhyayana, it is much better to fight with one's own passionate self than to fight with others, If some one is to be conquered, it is no other than you own self. One who has got victory over one's own self is greater than the one conquers thousands and thousands of warriors. 9
Though Jajnas aim at complete eradication of war and violence from the earth, it is not possible as we are attached to and have possession for any thing-living or non-living, small or great. There are persons and nations who believe in the dictum "might is right'. Though aggressive and unjust war and violence is not acceptable to Jajnas, they agree on ihe piont that all those who are attached to physical world and have a social obligation to protect other's life and property are unable to dispense with defensive war and violence. Jainas accept that perfect non-violence is possible only on spiritual plane by a spiritual being who is completely free from attachment and a version and has full faith in the immortality of soul and thus remains undisturbed by the fear of death and sense of insecurity.
The problem of war and violence is mainly concerned with worldly beings. They cannot dispense with defensive and occupational violence. But what is expected of them is to minimize the violence at its lowest. Ignorant and innocent persons should not be killed in wars at any cost. Jaina thinkers have suggested various metholds and means for non-violent wars and for minimizing violence even in
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